The Ancient View of Heaven

February 20, 2022

1–2 minutes

I preached on ancient cosmology at Westwinds this morning. Many thanks to their staff for all their help and for Jacob McGarry for the awesome slides/animations to accompany my message. For anyone who wants to go deeper, here’s some great scholarly resources for you. The Unseen Realm is my top favorite book at all time, and I just read through The Biblical Cosmos by Robin A. Parry this week, which easily just dropped into my top 5 or top 10 books of all time (it’s so hard to decide!). Check them out for yourself!

The Biblical Cosmos by Robin A Parry

The Unseen Realm by Michael Heiser

The Lost World of Genesis One by John Walton

The Bible Project Podcast, Ancient Cosmology series, episodes 250-258

4 responses to “The Ancient View of Heaven”

Satan’s Background Story – Jamin Bradley

May 27, 2022 at 9:56 am

[…] of wisdom and beauty. He lived in God’s holy space in the mountain of the Garden of Eden (a hybrid space where heaven and earth met). Cherubim often served God directly, either by protecting his throne, […]

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Mountains, Towers and Tongues – Jamin Bradley

June 3, 2022 at 1:20 pm

[…] weird as it sounds, in ancient cosmology the peaks of the earth overlapped with the depths of the Heavens. Therefore, you might run into a […]

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The Best Books I Read in 2022 – Jamin Bradley

December 29, 2022 at 2:51 pm

[…] implications are beautiful and wonderful. Read this book. You can also check out the message I preached at Westwinds Church for a quick look into this worldview to get your feet […]

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Sleeping through Chaos the Jesus Way – Jamin Bradley

June 18, 2024 at 9:05 am

[…] Jesus has peace where we do not. Jesus knows how to face the storms that we are afraid of. Jesus walks on the face of chaos and has already overcome the gods that reign there. And one day when he puts all things right, he will drain the sea so that chaos has no more place in the cosmos. […]

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